government dictatorship and says he had survived to poisonings, which he blamed on the criminal. dorothy jibari is falling developments from moscow, his attorney upon hearing of this sentencing, she was in court with him and she relate how he felt after he heard of his fate. and she said that he felt proud that he believed he did everything right. as a result of that, he received the maximum punishment. according to his attorney, he believes that his trial was a sham one. he compared it to the trials that took place in the style of error in the 1900 thirty's in russia. and he said that they were show trials, and we also have heard a number of people reacting to this verdict because 25 years is the maximum. and his attorney believe that if there was a longer period of time, he would've he could've gotten the course, would have had that that down. but according to amnesty international, this is yet another chilling example of the systematic repression of civil society . this is certainly going to serve, not only as a warning, but as a reminder to the critics of the government here that any kind o

washington says he's being wrongfully detained. dorothy jibari reports from moscow. the 31 year old made a court appearance here in the capital earlier on tuesday, and his attorneys were hoping that he would be able to be released on bail. but so the judge denied that request. now he's been taken back to the force of o detention facility where he will remain until his trial proceedings begin. the lawyer for every girl coverage pointed out that they will continue to fight, to try and get him released on some kind of a bail. even a house arrest would be something they were willing to consider as well. they say that keys maintaining his optimism wall in prison, and that he will continue to fight and maintain that he's innocent and he's pleading not guilty to the charges he could face up to 20 years in prison. here, if he is found to be guilty as good, our white house correspondent, kimberly how could she's in washington? kimberly gross coverage, of course a u. s. citizen his case of high concern to american diplomacy, what are you finding out? yeah, that's right. the bi